Poll: Do you use a surfboard leash?
Do you use a surboard leash? I'm trying to learn how to spin a 360 with a surfstyle board and may times I get off-balance, send the board flying and am left with a longer than desireable swim to get it. Are there safety considerations in order? What am I not thinking of???
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24Never leave the boat without it4.17%1Most of the time0.00%0Once in a while4.17%1Never have but would like to33.33%8Never would because ________________58.33%14 -
Have the boat pick it up if it shoots that far... But seriously?
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Dude I agree but when I've taken 15 falls because I can't figure out this 360 I get frustrated. Then I realize, duh the guys in the ocean use them. Why not me?Comment
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Whatever makes you comfortable on the water is how I should've answered. Consider that the ocean riders are dealing with waves and currents that can really send you swimming..
Maybe if you surf on a faster moving river?
Think of the swimming as the aerobic excercize you're not getting when you surf!Last edited by NiceOnes; 06-15-2011, 02:22 AM.Comment
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its great for beginners.Mikes Liquid Audio: Knowledge Experience Customer Service you can trust-KICKER WetSounds ACME props FlyHigh Custom Ballast Clarion LiquidLumens LEDs Roswell Wave Deflector And MoreComment
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I feel your pain...I have only pulled off 3 of them in 4 years. This past weekend really put me a lot closer to being consistent. Slowing down your rotation is probably the key.Originally posted by wallacmc View PostComment
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I'd like some comment from the "would never use one" folks on why. Is it comfort? safety? lack of need?Comment
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Lack of need. Comfort. That GORB feeling...Comment
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GORB? I can only guess... LOL
I voted "would never" because:
1. need to fix it to my board and I I don't care to do that
2. can't really perfect my superman with a leash
3. it doesn't go THAT far that you can't really swim... you got a PFD!Waiting for another good one!Comment
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I would think that the leash might interfere with the rotation, and I've never seen a wakesurf board with a leash (I've ony been doing it two years though).2009 RZ2, PCM 343, MLA Surf Ballast, Premium Sound.
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Lack of need. When I go crash, I usually reach down and grab the board. If I lose it and have to swim, oh well, it's part of the sport. Ocean surfers have to paddle their board so I think I will ok swimming for 5 seconds to get my board.Comment
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Superman and shove its!
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GORB = Geek on rental board.
Shove its! And often times if I fall on a three I will grab the rope and pull myself into the grid. We will then turn the boat around and grab the board.Comment
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